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Nathaniel VerGow, deputy chief programs officer at LAHSA, told the board that he has spent his entire professional career working to end homelessness — and was open to “exploring any efforts to meaningfully move the needle.”

Venice has one of its strongest City Section track teams, with distance standout Paul Tranquilla and 400-meter runner Nathaniel Santa Cruz ready to score points in multiple events.

I was driving through Westlake, on my way to pay Nathaniel Anthony Ayers a visit at his nursing home, when it hit me.

“Nathaniel ... has had an astounding, life-changing impact on me,” said Crane, who is now with the New York Philharmonic.

“There was an immediate connection,” Crane explained, “not only in our shared love of music, but in our battles with mental illness, however differently it manifested in each of us. Nathaniel has helped shape my understanding of mental illness and the human condition, and he has profoundly deepened my perspective on what music can mean to people.”